WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 5, 2010 - 7:30PM
PRINCIPAL PLAYERS SERIES
SEASON OPENING NIGHT

Liang Wang - Principal Oboe, NY Philharmonic
Keun-A Lee - Piano

CARL NIELSEN
Fantasistykke (Fantasy Piece in G minor), FS 3h
To Fantasistykker (Two Fantasy Pieces), Op. 2 FS 8
- Romanze
- Humoresque

ROBERT SCHUMANN
Adagio and Allegro for Oboe and Piano Op. 70
- Adagio. Langsam, mit innigem Ausdruck - attaca
- Allegro. Rasch und feurig - Etwas ruhiger - Tempo I - Schneller

CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS
Sonate for Oboe and Piano in D Major, Op. 166
- Andantino
- Allegretto
- Molto Allegro

ROBERT SCHUMANN
Three Romances for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94
- Nicht schnell
- Einfach, innig
- Nicht schnell

PAUL HINDEMITH
Sonate for Oboe and Piano in G Major
- Munter
- Sehr langsam - lebhaft - sehr langsam - wieder lebhaft

JAN KALIVODA
Morceau de Salon for Oboe and Piano, Op. 228

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 27, 2010 - 7:30PM
CHAMZZ: CLASSICS FOR THE 21st CENTURY
FROM BACH TO BRUBECK : A TRIBUTE TO DAVE BRUBECK

Matt Herskowitz - Piano, Lyric Artist and Composer-in-Residence
David Rozenblatt - Percussion
Mat Fieldes - Bass

Sweet Plantaine String Quartet
   - Eddie Venegas - Violin/Trombone
   - Romulo Benavides - Violin
   - Orlando Wells - Viola
   - David Gotay - Cello

J.S. BACH, arr. MATT HERSKOWITZ
Bach à la Jazz (based on Prelude in C minor, WTC bk. 2)
Praeambulum from Partita in G Major

FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN / DAVE BRUBECK
Prelude in D-flat Major, op. 28 no. 15 / Dzienkuye

MATT HERSKOWITZ
Chorale and Variations on a Theme of Dave Brubeck

DAVE BRUBECK
Chromatic Fantasy Sonata (inspired by J.S. Bach) :
- Allegro Molto
- Chorale
- Chaconne

MATT HERSKOWITZ
Undertow (based on Bach’s 3-part Invention no. 9 in F minor)

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2010 - 7:30PM
EXCITING YOUNG VIRTUOSOS

Bela Horvath - Violin
Tatiana Goncharova - Piano

GIUSEPPE TARTINI
Devil’s Trill

CÉSAR FRANCK
Sonata in A Major
- Allegretto ben moderato
- Allegro
- Recitativo, fantasia
- Allegretto, poco mosso

ROBERT SCHUMANN
Märchenbilder, Op. 113
- Nicht schnell
- Lebhaft
- Rasch
- Langsam, mit melanchonischem Ausdruck

WILLIAM KROLL
Banjo and Fiddle

PABLO DE SARASATE
Zigeunerweisen

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 8, 2010 - 7:30PM
EXCITING YOUNG VIRTUOSOS

Gabriela Martinez - Piano
Noah Geller - Violin, Philadelphia Orchestra
Mark Holloway - Viola, Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players
Joshua Roman - Cello

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF
6 Moment Musicaux, Op. 16
- No. 1, Andantino
- No. 4, Presto

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3
- Presto
- Largo e mesto
- Menuetto: Allegro
- Rondo: Allegro

KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
Variations in B flat Minor, Op. 3, M5
- Tema Andantino tranquillo e semplice
- Variation 1: L’istesso tempo
- Variation 2: Agitato
- Variation 3: Andante quasi tempo di mazurka
- Variation 4: Con moto
- Variation 5: Lento dolce
- Variation 6: Scherzando: Vivace molto
- Variation 7: Allegro agitato ed energico
- Variation 8: Meno mosso: Mesto
- Variation 9: Tempo di Valse: Grazioso
- Variation 10: Andantino
- Variation 11: Andantino dolce affettuoso
- Variation 12: Allegro con fuoco

ROBERT SCHUMANN
Piano quartet in E flat Major, Op. 47
- Sostenuto assai
- Scherzo, molto vivace
- Andante cantabile

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 9, 2011 - 7:30PM
THAT "OTHER" MUSIC - DIE ANDERE MUSIK
Celebrating Music from the Early 20th Century

Len Horovitz - Piano
Rieko Aizawa - Piano
Igor Begelman - Clarinet
Jesse Mills - violin
Honggang Li - viola, Shanghai Quartet
Nicholas Tzavaras - cello, Shanghai Quartet

MAURICE RAVEL
Deux Melodies Hebraiques
- Kaddish
- L’enigme éternelle

HANS KRASA
Tanec (Dance)
Passacaglia
Fugue for String Trio

GIDEON KLEIN
Trio for Violin, Viola, and Cello
- Allegro
- Lento
- Molto vivace

MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 28
- Adagio
- Allegretto
- Allegro

KURT WEILL
Suite from Three Penny Opera
- Ouverture
- Ballad of Mack the Knife
- Instead of Song
- Ballad of the Easy Life
- Polly’s Song
- Tango-Ballad
- Canon Song
- Threepenny Finale

ALEXANDER VON ZEMLINSKY
Trio in D Minor for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, Op. 3
- Allegro ma non troppo
- Andante
- Allegro

WEDNESDAY MARCH 16, 2011 - 7:30PM
PRINCIPAL PLAYERS SERIES

Hai-Ye Ni - Principal Cello, Philadelphia Orchestra
Cecile Licad - Piano

FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Cello Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 58
- Allegro assai vivace
- Allegretto scherzando
- Adagio
- Molto allegro e vivace

BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 65
- Dialogo. Allegro
- Scherzo-pizzicato. Allegretto
- Elegia. Lento
- Marcia. Energico
- Moto perpetuo. Presto

SERGEJ PROKOFIEV
Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 119
- Andante grave
- Moderato
- Allegro, ma non troppo  

MANUEL DE FALLA
Suite Populaire Espagnole
- El paño moruno
- Nana
- Canción
- Polo
- Asturiana
- Jota

WEDNESDAY APRIL 13, 2011 - 7:30PM
NEW: CUTTING EDGE SERIES
Loop 2.4.3
   - Lorne Watson - Percussion
   - Thomas Kozumplik - Percussion

LORNE WATSON / THOMAS KOZUMPLIK
Invocation (American Elder) for Native American flute
Dark Matter for eLog
Rose Echo for percussion
Underground for marimba and steel drum
The Existentialist for multi-percussion and eLog
Zodiac Dust for marimbaand steel drum
DBC for multi-percussion
As A Child for NBC chimes, marimba, voice, piano, looper, and samples
Clouds for electro-acoustic drums and looper
Alchemy Rose for echo, drums, bottles, and almglocken
Epilogue for voice, piano, samples, and looper
The Return of Chickchi for multi-percussion

WEDNESDAY MAY 18, 2011 - 7:30PM
EXCITING YOUNG VIRTUOSOS
David Shifrin - Clarinet
Erin Keefe - Violin
Andrey Tchekmasov - Cello
Gloria Chien - Piano

CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Rhapsody for Clarinet and Piano, L.98

ZOLTÁN KODÁLY
Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7
- Allegro serioso non troppo
- Adagio, Andante
- Maestoso e largamente ma non troppo lento
- Presto

BÉLA BARTÓK
Contrasts for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano, Sz. 111
- Verbunkos (Recruiting Dance)
- Piheno (Relaxation)
- Sebes (Fast Dance)

JOHANNES BRAHMS
Clarinet Trio, Op. 114
- Allegro
- Adagio
- Andante grazioso - Trio
- Allegro